Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for saleHot tamales and they red not, yes, she got 'em for saleI got a girl, say she long and tallShe sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hallHot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for sale, I meanYes she got 'em for sale, yeah

Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for sale (They too hot, boy)Hot tamales and they red hot, yes, now, she got 'em for saleYou know the monkey, now the baboon playin' in the grassWell, the monkey stuck his finger in that old "Good Gulf Gas," nowHot tamales and they red hot, yes, she got 'em for sale, I meanYes, she got 'em for sale

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